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Question: How much do you agree or disagree that it applies to your job? - "I can work independently"
Choices: "Strongly agree" "Agree" "Neither agree nor disagree" "Disagree" "Strongly disagree"
Data: % of "Strongly agree" "Agree"
Period:
Area:
27 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Switzerland91.2%
2 Denmark90.3%
3 Germany90.2%
4 Norway88.2%
5 New Zealand87.6%
6 Austria86.4%
7 Australia84.2%
8 Sweden83.8%
8 United Kingdom83.8%
10 Finland83.7%
11 United States82.7%
12 Slovenia81.3%
13 Belgium79.0%
14 Iceland76.8%
15 Czech Republic72.9%
16 France71.2%
17 Slovakia68.7%
18 Estonia67.5%
19 Israel66.6%
19 Mexico66.6%
21 Lithuania66.5%
22 Spain62.8%
23 Hungary60.5%
24 Chile57.0%
25 Latvia53.3%
26 Poland37.8%
27 Japan 27.3%

Note
% among those who work currently. Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 11 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 2.670734 X +4.888
Correlation coefficient (r)0.783
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.613

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 91784.845887 X -22651.333
Correlation coefficient (r)0.653
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.426

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 5.674362 X +76.068
Correlation coefficient (r)0.309
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.095

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 0.085714 X +1.556
Correlation coefficient (r)0.045
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -0.896390 X +14.027
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.031
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001